No naysayers, no hesitancy; 97%inmates of Naini Jail vaccinated

Prayagraj: There are no vaccine naysayers here, neither is there any hesitancy; rather there is a collective will and intent to beat the deadly coronavirus and prevent a third wave. Around 97% inmates lodged at Naini Central Jail, including hardcore criminals and terrorists, have put their chequered pasts and trysts with law behind, and have already taken Covid vaccine so far.
The statistics shared by Naini Central Jail in Prayagraj on Sunday reveal that 4,086 inmates, including 3,935 males and 151 females, have taken their jabs till Sunday.
There are 4,213 inmates, including 4,052 male and 161 female, in the central jail.
Senior jail superintendent P N Pandey told TOI, “Till now, 4,086 inmates, including 4,086 males and 151 females, have been given first dose. We have set a target to immunize all 4,213 inmates, including 4,052 males and 161 females. Only eight male inmates are left for first dose, while 950 males and 65 female inmates have also taken second dose and are fully vaccinated.”
Higher authorities review vaccination of inmates on frequent intervals since new inmates keep arriving while others lodged ones leave premises after getting bail, added Pandey.
For now, as many as 2,963 inmates, including 2,882 males and 81 females, are left for second dose that will be given on the scheduled dates.
Apart from vaccination, jail authorities have also taken all corrective measures to check the spread of coronavirus in premises and conduct tests on routine basis.
Total 121 inmates had tested positive for coronavirus infection in the second wave, but now there was no positive cases.
As many as 531 inmates were found Covid positive in both first and second waves. The infected inmates were treated at the Covid care centre inside the jail and all got cured and no deaths took place.
“We are still taking all precautions. The undertrials brought here are first kept in a temporary jail on the premises. Their rapid antigen tests are conducted, and they are taken inside main prison only if they test negative. Any inmate testing positive is kept at Covid care centre in the jail. When a positive inmate tests negative, he/she is put in quarantine barrack for 14 days,” said the jail superintendent.